Updated for 2020. Come eye-to-eye with leopards and get to know all about their lives through simple text and dazzling photographs.

Updated for 2020. Explore which animals have antlers and horns and how they use them.

Updated for 2020. Come eye-to-eye with cheetahs and get to know all about their lives through simple text and dazzling photographs.

Explore how animals use antlers and horns.

Come eye-to-eye with the world's leopards and get to know all about their lives through simple text and dazzling full-color photographs.

Come eye-to-eye with the world's cheetahs and get to know all about their lives through simple text and dazzling full-color photographs.

Known as Mitra to the Indians, Mithra and Zarathustra (Zoroaster in Greek) to the Iranians, and Mithras to the Romans, this is the oldest of all living deities. Mithras was recognized as the greatest rival of Christianity, a greater threat even than the religion of Isis. If Rome had not become Christian, it would have become Mithrasian. Mithraisians had a sacrament that included wine as a symbol of sacrificial blood. Bread in wafers, or small loaves marked with a cross, was used to symboli...

A powerful collection of twenty-one SF&F short stories by an amazing list of contributors—all of whom were in attendance at Seattle Worldcon 2025!In partnership with Seattle Worldcon, Grim Oak Press is proud to present the third Grimoire for readers who enjoy SF&F stories of the magical and the future. Escape the country through Las Vegas beside Laura Anne Gilman. Regain the time you never know you could with Megan Lindholm. Fight back against a book thief...

This collection presents twenty-seven new essays in Japanese aesthetics by leading experts in the field. Beginning with an extended foreword by the renowned scholar and artist Stephen Addiss and a comprehensive introduction that surveys the history of Japanese aesthetics and the ways in which it is similar to and different from Western aesthetics, this groundbreaking work brings together a large variety of disciplinary perspectives—including philosophy, literature, and cultural politics—to...

"A page-turner in the spirit of Alex Ride and Co."—KirkusOnly one secret agent can defeat the world's most ruthless criminal organization.He was surrounded. Jason's body worked automatically, his mind blank. He was fighting to breathe*, forcing himself not to give up. But he was* trapped*. Standing on one leg and kicking out to keep the men back, he fumbled for t...

The essential interaction design guide, fully revised and updated for the mobile ageAbout Face: The Essentials of Interaction Design, Fourth Edition is the latest update to the book that shaped and evolved the landscape of interaction design. This comprehensive guide takes the worldwide shift to smartphones and tablets into account. New information includes discussions on mobile apps, touch interfaces, screen size considerations, and more. The new full-col...

Tormented by his mother's death...Taken for granted by his father...Trained in deadly martial arts...Jason Steed is looking for a place to call home. He finds what he's looking for in the Sea Cadets—an elite group of British youngsters being groomed for lifelong service in the military. But when a routine training exercise goes awry, Jason finds himself in the middle of a secret mission. The future of the world hang...